C A BUSH KILLS SNAKES, ERIE COUNTY, NEW YORK

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SOURCE: BUFFALO EVENING NEWS - VOL. XXXIV - NO. 145 - September 27, 1897 

TWENTY EIGHT KILLED BY GIRL 

At her home, near Pilgrim's Rest, last Thursday, Miss. C.A. Bush, bucket in hand, started for
water.  On the way she came in contact with a huge copperhead snake.  Being a practical minded
young woman she seized a club and speedily dispatched the reptile. It measured 6 inches in
circumference and 5 feet 4 inches in length.  Suspecting the presence of others, after a brief
search, she discovered a den of 27 young copperheads.  These were from 13 to 15 inches long.
They met the fate of the first, making in all 28 reptiles less.  Our informant failed to say
whether the heroine secured the water or not after the battle.

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